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SALEM, MASS. 

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TRESS OF THE SALEM GAZETTE. 



INTRODTJOTION. 



This little pamphlet is offered to the public in the hope 
that it may, in a measure at least, fill a place that has 
heretofore been unoccupied, — that of a brief local guide. 
The intention has been to condense into as few pages as 
possible such information as is needed by the tourist or 
stranger in taking a stroll about the city. 

It has seemed to the compilers that such a book would 
be acceptable, and this has accordingly been prepared. It 
may be that this book will also be welcome in Salem 
households as one by which visiting friends can be readily 
guided to the places of interest about the city, and a few 
prominent facts regarding them be recalled. If this little 
pathfinder in any degree fills these wants, the writers will 
be quite satisfied. 

A reference to the pages devoted to advertising will 
show that the business men of Salem have lent liberal 
support in its publication, and that portion of the book 
should not be regarded as less interesting and valuable 
than its other pages. This section contains the cards of 
some of the most energetic and reliable business people of 
the city. A few pages are also devoted to out-of town 
advertisements, representing substantial and well-known 
business firms. 

Salem, Mass., May, 1880. 



V. 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Old Houses, 



' First Church— Interior. 

Hawthorxe House— Exterior. 
" '* Interior. 

' High School. 

Normal School. 
^ North Bridge. 
I North Church. 

f Roger Williams House. 
Narbonne House. 
Old Bake House. 
[ Pickering House. 
Peabody Academy of Science- Exterior 
" *' " " Interior. 

Pickman House. 
Plummer Hall. 

r City Hall. 

public Buildings, ^T^T!-' 

' E. R. E. Station. 

1 Custom House. 
View on Essex Street. 
Witchcraft Examination. 



VISITOES' GUIDE. 

Historical. — Salem was settled by Roger Conant and 
companions in 1626. They had previously settled at 
Cape Ann, but removed to Salem, then called Naum- 
keag, as a more desirable locality. An interest was 
awakened in England in the new plantation, a charter 
was granted, and a new company sailed from England 
for the shores of Massachusetts Bay. This company, 
headed by John Endicott, landed at Salem on Sept. 6, 
1628, (0. S.) Endicott had been appointed governor of 
the plantation, and with those p^eviou^ly here founded the 
oldest town in the colony of Massachusetts Bay. Salem 
was incorporated June 24, 1629, and was the capital 
town of the colony until the supersedure of Endicott by 
Gov. Wiuthrop in 1630. 

In 1692 Salem was the centre of the terrible witch- 
craft delusion which resulted in the execution of nineteen 
persons. Besides those executed, several hundred were 
convicted, but were released. 

In Salem, on Oct. 5, 1774, assembled the First Pro- 
vincial Congress, which passed during its session a vote 
renouncing the authority of the British Parliament, — the 



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first official act of the Province putting itself in open op- 
position to the home government. 

On Feb. 26, 1775, the citizens of Salem offered the 
first armed resistance to the English government, in as- 
sembling at North Bridge and forbidding the progress of 
Col. Leslie and a body of British soldiers. 

Durini?j the Revolutionary war, Salem furnished large 
numbers of men to fill the ranks of the army, and fitted 
out at least 158 vessels as privateers. 

In the war of 1812, forty armed vessels of the 250 
furnished by the whole country vv^ere from Salem. 

Salem has had a remarkable commercial record. In 
1825 there were one hundred and ninety-eight vessels own- 
ed in Salem. In 1833 there were one hundred and eleven 
engaged in the foreign trade. Salem "led the way from 
New England round the Cape of Good Hope to the Isle of 
France, and India, and China. Her vessels were the first 
from this country to display the American flag and open 
trade with St. Petersburg, and Zanzibar, and Sumatra ; 
with Calcutta and Bombay ; with Batavia and Arabia ; 
with Madagascar and Australia." 

Salem was incorporated a city March 23, 1836 — the 
second in the Commonwealth. Leverett Saltonstall was 
the first Mayor. 

During the war of 1861-5, more than 30U0 men en- 
tered the Union service from this city, and more than 200 
were killed. 



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POINTS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST. 



The Fiest Church. — The first Puritan church organ- 
ized in America was established in Salem in 1629, and 
its first house of worship was erected in 1634. The 
frame of the origiual structure is now preserved in the 
rear of Plummer Hall, Essex street. It has been housed 
in, and the interior of the building is filled with articles 
of historical interest Access may be obtained on appli- 
cation at the rooms of the Essex Institute. The original 
form has been restored as far as possible. The dimen- 
sions Avere twenty feet long, seventeen feet wide, and 
twelve feet in the height of its posts. It consisted of a 
single room, with a gallery over the door.* This vener- 
able frame originally stood on a part of the site of the 
present First Church, on the southeast corner of Essex 
and Washington streets. This site has been occupied by 
each of the three buildings that succeeded the first one. 

The present structure is of brick, plain but substantial 
in its architecture". The lower story is occupied for bus- 
iness purposes, the audience room being above, with an 
entrance on Essex street. On the walls of the interior 
arc painted the names of each of the pastors from the 
founding of the church to the present time, and also the 
original covenant of the society. The early records of 
the church are still in existence. 



Roger Williams House. — This house is on the north- 
west corner of Essex and North streets. It was owned 

* A pamphlet giving the liistory of the building may be obtained at the 
rooms of tlie Essex Institute ; pi^ice, 10 ceixts. 



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in 1635-6 by Roger Williams, who was "teacher" of 
the First Church for a few months in 1631, again in 
1633, and minister 1634-5. Opposition of the mag- 
istrates drove Williams from Salem, and he went into 
the wilderness to become the founder of the State of 
Rhode Island. The house here referred to is familiarly 
called the "Old Witch House," from the fact that a 
tradition exists that preliminary examinations of those 
charged with witchcraft, in 1692, were held in one of its 
rooms. The house was occupied at that time by Jona- 
than Corwin, one of the judges in the witchcraft trials. 
This is the oldest house in Salem or this vicinity. Vis- 
itors are admitted on application to Dr. George P. Far- 
rington, the present owner, who may be found at the 
apothecary store adjoining the house. A drawing of the 
house as it was in its early days may be seen at the Essex 
Institute, and photographs of this drawing and of the 
building as it now is may also be obtained at the Institute 
rooms. 



Witch Hill.— " Witch " or "Gallows Hill" is a 
low eminence in the upper part of the city, where the 
victims of the witchcraft delusion of 1692 were executed. 
It is about a mile from the centre of the city, and may 
be reached by horse cars running to Peabody. The hill 
is not sufficiently high to afford a view of the city, and a 
better appreciation of its character can be obtained by a 
view from some higher point. The best view of the hill 
is from Highland avenue, the old Salem and Boston 
" turnpike." Tliis location is also about a mile from City 
Hall, and is but a short walk from the corner of Es- 
sex and Boston streets, to which point horse cars can 



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be taken. Although not much is to be seen at Witch 
Hill, or from its summit, no stranger should oniit visiting 
it as the scene of the closing acts of the tragedies enacted 
in '" Salem Village" two centuries ago. 

It is difficult to realize, standing on the spot where the 
fatal gallows was erected, that a delusion so ridiculously 
founded could have taken possession of the people so 
forcibly as to lead them to convict even their leaders and 
their own kin of " dealing with the devil." But such 
was their love for the right and their fear of God, that 
they became so powerfully influenced, after once the de- 
lusion obtained a foothold, that they thought only of 
ridding the community of the emissaries of the evil one. 
It is impossible for us to appreciate the conditions sur- 
rounding the people who were actors in the terrible scenes 
of those few months of 1692. 



North Bridge. — This is a small bridge across the 
North River, at the entrance to North Salem. On the 
north side of the bridge a tall flag-staff bears the inscrip- 
tion ''Retreat of Col. Leslie, Feb. 26, 1775." At this 
point on Sabbath day, the date mentioned, the towns- 
people assembled, and forbade the further advance of Col. 
Leslie and a body of the King's Regulars, who had 
lauded at Marblehead and marched to Salem in search of 
cannon believed to be concealed in " North Fields." This 
was the first armed opposition to the military authority of 
Great Britain, and here was spilt the first blood of the 
Revolution, one of the crowd receiving a bayonet wound 
from a British soldier. [See " North Church."] 

It is supposed to have been near North Bridge that 



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Gov. Winthrop's son Henry was drowned July 2, 1630. 
He had arrived in the ship "Talbot," July 1, and was 
crossing the North River on the following day to visit an 
Indian settlement, when he was drowned. 



Birthplace of Timothy Pickering. — Just above 
the High School building, on Broad street, stands the 
house in which w^as born, on July 17, 1745, the illustri- 
ous Timothy Pickering. As colonel of the First Regi- 
ment of militia he headed the assemblage at North 
Bridge, Feb. 26, 1775. Timothy Pickering was one of 
the most distinguished citizens of Salem. He was Ad- 
jutant General at the Revolutionary battles of German- 
town and Brandy wine ; Postmaster General 1791-5; 
Secretary of State 1795 to 1800 ; member of the U. S. 
Senate 1803-11 ; member of Congress 1814-17. 

The house above referred to has always been in the 
Pickering family, and is now occupied by a grandson of 
Timothy Pickering. 

Birthplace of Hawthorne. — In the house num- 
bered twenty-one on Union street, Nathaniel Hawthorne, 
the celebrated novelist, was born July 4, 1804. When 
he was four years old, Hawthorne's father died, and his 
mother took him to live in the family of his grandfather 
Manning, in the house No. 10 Herbert street, where he 
lived at different times when a boy and young man, 
and twice for short terms, after he had entered literary 
life. From 1828 to 1832, Hawthorne lived with his 
mother in a house adjoining that of his uncle Robert 
Manning, on Dearborn street. He lived, in 1846, in 



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the house No. 18 Chestnut street, and in 1847 at No. 
14 Mall street. All of these houses are standing. 

Hawthorne was a descendant of Major William Ha- 
thorne, who came over with Gov. Winthrop. His fame 
as a writer was of slow growth. In 1828 he published 
anonymously " Fanshawe," a romance, and in 1837 
*' Twice-told Tales." " The Scarlet Letter" and " The 
House of the Seven Gables " are among his most fasci- 
nating books. Hawthorne died May 19, 1864, [See 
Custom House]. 



Other Old and Noted Houses. — On the western 
side of Washington street, just above the Eastern Rail- 
road station, stands the house in which Gen. Washington 
was entertained by Joshua Ward, on his visit to Salem 
in 1789. It stands back from the street, and is numbered 
148. 

The building now occupied by Israel Fellows as a 
furniture warehouse, at No. 205 Essex street, was the 
house of Dr. Edw. Augustus Holyoke, who was the mov- 
ing spirit in the organization of the Essex Historical 
Society, and its first President. Dr. Holyoke lived to the 
age of 100 years, 7 months. 

Nathaniel Bowditch was born March 26, 1773, in a 
house formerly numbered fourteen on Brown street. It 
has been moved to the rear. 

Salem was the first port from which missionaries sailed 
for Calcutta. This was in 1812. Some of the early 
meetings in the mission cause were held in a room of the 
house now numbered sixteen, on Lynde street, and occu- 
pied by James Chamberlain, Esq. It was then the resi- 

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dence of Wallace Price Bartlett. On Feb. G, 1812, five 
persons were consecrated to the mission work at the 
Tabernacle Church, not the present building, but one on 
the same spot, corner of AYashington and Federal streets. 




The house No. 4 Federal street, occupied by Abner C. 
Goodell, Jr., Esq., is said to be on the site of the old 
County Jail, where the victims of the witchcraft delusion 
were confined. A tradition runs that Giles Corey, one 



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of the executed, was crushed to death here because he re- 
fused to confess. When arraigned in court he would not 
reply to the question "guilty or not guilty," and the court 
decreed that he should be crushed in a press till he con- 




fessed. He still refused to confess, and submitted to the 
terrible punishment, urging that more weight be placed 
on him that he might die sooner. Corey was eighty-one 
years old. The Hon. Charles VV. Upham, in his volumes 



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" Salem Witchcraft," designates the phice of Corey's ex- 
ecution as a field between Howard Street Cemetery and 
Brown street. 

In the house No. 12 Lynde street, Rufus Choate, the 
eminent lawyer and statesman, resided during the years 
that he spent in Salem. The house is now occupied by 
the Hon. William D. Northend. 

These houses are the principal ones of historical inter- 
est, but many old-fashioned houses are to be seen in vari- 
ous parts of the city. The " old bake-house," on St. 
Peter street, is a good specimen of the style of architec- 
ture prior to 1700. A similar house stands on Washing- 
ton street, opposite the Court Houses. The Narbonue 
House, on Essex street, nearly opposite the head of 
Pleasant street, was built before 1680. The house is num- 
bered seventy-one. Next west of the East India Marine 
Hall, Essex street, stands the Pickman house, built by 
Col. Benjamin Pickman in 1750. Stores have been built 
in front of it. A walk or drive through the older 
streets of the city will prove of much interest to the 
stranger. In few cities are the old and the new buildings 
so sprinkled in together. Notable among these streets 
are Essex, Derby, High, Federal, and many of the 
shorter streets in the lower part of the city. 



Old and New Salem. — " Down-town," as old resi- 
dents call it, most abounds in old-style houses ; many 
stately houses built during the first quarter of the century, 
when Salem was at the height of her commercial pros- 
perity, may be seen on Chestnut street and in the vicinity 



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of the Common, and South Salem is the newest part of 
the city. Along Derby Street lie the wharves at which 
vessels from all parts of the globe discharged their rich 
cargoes when Salem was a noted commercial city. 

Oldest Streets. — House-lots were laid out shortly 




riCKMAN House. [See Page 14.] 



a^ter the arrival of P^uJicott in 1628. Washington 
street was laid out four rods wide, connecting the ways 
that ran along the borders of tlje North and South 
rivers, and is the oldest street in Salem. Probably 
Essex street ori^inallv ran alon^i; tlie rear ends of lots 



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fronting on each river, and the street was a natural result 
of a town-way that came gradually into use. Among 
other of the very early streets may be mentioned Daniels, 
Elm and Central streets, which led to '"town landings" 
on South lliver. 



Noted Localities. — On ground now covered by the 
Asiatic Building, Washington street, stood the dwelling- 
house of the Rev. Francis Higgiuson, "Teacher" of the 
First Church 1629-30. It faced toward the South River. 
The house of the Rev. Samuel Skelton, the first pastor of 
the First Church (1630), was on land near the site of tlie 
police station. Front street. On what is now the south- 
west corner of Essex and Washing-ton streets, the site of 
the Price Block, stood the house of the Rev. Hugh Peters, 
pastor of the First Church, 1636-41. Gov. Eudicott's 
" Broadfield" was south of where Creek street now is. 
The location of the house of Gov. Endicott has never 
been satisfactoi-ily settled It was " east of Wasliington 
street and south of the Nortli River," possibly near where 
Federal street enters Washington from the cast. A 
tradition exists to the effect that the house was moved 
about 1679 to a spot where is now the corner of Wash- 
ington and Church streets. An old house on that spot 
was cUiimcd a few years since as the Gov. Endicott 
house. Small tack n;iils in a timber were tliought to 
form the initials " I. E.," but on this point there has been 
much discussion. The building referred to has been 
moved back on Church street. Our best local antiquari- 
ans feci entirly satisfied that this house cannot have been 
Gov. Eudicott's. Roger Conant's house is generally be- 



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lieved to have been on the site of the present Maynes 
Block, Essex street, opposite the market. 

On the site of the house of the late Francis Peabody, 
next west of Plummer Hall, on Essex street, stood the 
house occupied by Simon Bradstreet, the last governor 
under the colonial government. He died there in 1697. 
In a house on the land now covered by Plummer Hall, 
William H. Prescott, the historian, was born May 4, 
1796. 

In 1677 the town-house stood in the middle of Wash- 
ington street, anciently called School street, near what is 
now Lynde street. In this building the witchcraft trials 
were conducted. In 1719 the town-house was near the 
present southern parapet of the railroad tunnel. The 
First Provincial Congress assembled here. In 1785 the 
town-house was not far from the northern parapet of the 
railroad tunnel, and faced Essex street. It was removed 
when the tunnel was built in 1839. Some pictures of 
this building are preserved at the Essex Institute. The 
present town-hall. Market Square, was first used on the 
occasion of the visit of President Monroe, July 8, 1817. 



PUBLIC BUILDINGS- 



CiTY Hall. — This building is on Washington street, 
just north of its junction with Essex street. It is a plain but 
substantial brick structure, with granite front, and was 
built from the surplus revenue of the United States gov- 
ernment, distributed among the States and by them appor- 



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tioned among the cities and towns. The hall Avas com- 
pleted in 1838. 

The old town records may be seen at the City Clerk's 
office, and the janitor will show strangers through the 
different departments. In the Aldermen's room hangs a 
fine portrait of Washington, presented to the city by A. 
A. Low, Esq , of New York. 

A " teachers' library," comprising about 200 volumes 
of educational and standard works, is deposited in a room 
in the City Hall. The library is owned by the teachers 
of the public schools. 

The City Hall was enlarged in 1876, and the room 
used for sessions of the Board of Aldermen has just been 
remodelled and refurnished, (1880). 

The City Hall is open from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M., and 
evenings when the city government is in session. 



"Town Hall." — The "Town Hall" and market 
house, now standing in Market Square, was built in 
1816. It cost about $12,000. The lower story was op- 
ened as a market Nov. 26, 1816, and the hall above was 
first opened to the public July 8, 1817, the occasion of 
the visit of President Monroe to Salem. It was used 
for " town meetings " and other gatherings till the incor- 
poration of Salem as a city, in 1836. The interior of 
the hall retains much of its original appearance. Over 
the speaker's stand, oq the wall, is a medallion head of 
George Washington, carved by Samuel Mackiutire. The 
market house is leased to various parties for meat and 
provision "stalls." 




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The land od which the Town Hall stands was a portion 
of the estate of Elias Hasket Derby, a successful mer- 
chant. He built in 1799 a mansion, facing "^ssex 
street, which cost $80,000. The square now occupied 
by the Town Hall was named Derby square in his 
honor, but is generally referred to now as Market square. 



Custom House. — The United States Custom House is 
on Derby street, corner of Orange. It is a large brick 
building, and is out of all proportion to the present busi- 
ness of the port. Until within a few years, the room in 
the Custom House occupied by the novelist, Hawthorne, 
while he was surveyor of the port, 1846 to 1849, con- 
tained his old desk and other articles in use by him. The 
desk has been transferred to the care of the Essex Insti- 
tute, and may be seen in the old church, rear of Plummer 
Hall. Many strangers visit the room in which Haw- 
thorne is said to have found the manuscript telling the 
sad story of Hester Prynne, related in "The Scarlet 
Letter." In the words of a recent writer, "The subtle 
genius of the great writer has reflected a halo of interest 
around the Custom House, which brings travellers from 
far and wide to visit it." 

Gen. James Miller, who won fame at the battles of 
Chippewa, Niagara, and Fort Erie, during Gen. Harri- 
son's western campaign in 1811, was collector of the port 
of Salem 1825 to 1849. 

Business hours at the Custom House are from 9 A. M. 
to 3 P, M. 



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Court Houses. — On Federal street, corner of Wasli- 
ngton, stand the county court houses. The granite 
structure, locally called " the old court house," to distin- 
guish it from the one more recently built, was erected in 
1841 ; the brick building in 1861. The court sessions, 
except those of the Probate Court, are held in the latter 
building. In the stone court house may be seen a large 
collection of witchcraft documents, including depositions 
taken, records of testimony, and the death warrant of 
Bridget Bishop, the first person executed. Also there are 
shown the " witch pins " with which the '' afflicted ones " 
claimed to be pricked. 

In the office of the Register of Deeds are recorded 
many curious deeds, the earliest in the county. 

Over the judge's bench in the new court house hangs a 
fine portrait of Chief Justice Shaw, the distinguished 
jurist. This portrait was painted by the late William M. 
Hunt, and is considered one of his masterpieces. 

The Supreme Court sits in Salem on the third Tuesday 
of April, and on the first Tuesday of November. The 
Superior Court holds sessions for civil business in Salem 
on the first Monday of June and December ; for criminal 
business on the fourth Monday of January. The Probate 
Court sits in Salem on the first and third Mondays in 
each month, except in August, when a session is held on 
the first Monday only. 



Plummer Hall. — Tliis building is on Essex street, 
between St. Peter and Newbury streets. It is owned 
by the Salem Athenaeum and was built from a fund be- 
queathed by Miss Caroline Plummer. It was completed 



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in 1857, and is occupied jointly by the Salem Athenieum 
and the li^ssex Institute, the former a literary society or- 
ganized in 1810 ; the latter a literary, historical and sci- 
entific society organized in 1848. 

The library of- the former society contains about 16,000 
volumes ; that of the latter about 30,000 bound volumes 
and a very large collection of pamphlets, newspapers, 
documents and the like. Tlie annual Athenaeum assess- 
ment is $5 ; the Institute $3 ; each giving the privilege 
of using both libraries at the rooms, and the circulation 
of the one in which a membership is obtained. The In- 
stitute holds " field meetings" in different sections of the 
county in the summer for historical and scientific rambles, 
and evening meetings are held in its lecture room during 
the wiuter, for lectures and the reading of communica- 
tions. The Institute also gives courses of scientific and 
other lectures, concerts, art and horticultural exhibitions. 

The library room in Plummer Hall is a large and 
handsome room on the second floor. The libraries of 
the two societies are arranged on opposite sides. Por- 
traits of Govs. Endicott and Leverett ; Sir Wm. Pepper- 
ell ; Alex. Hamilton ; Presidents Adams, Taylor, and 
Harrison ; Leverett Saltonstall, Salem's first Mayor ; 
Daniel Webster, Dr. E. A. Holyoke, S. C. Phillips, and 
others, grace the gallery and walls. 

The lower floor, occupied by the Institute, contains a 
lecture room with a seating capacity of about 300 ; an 
ante-room used by the officers of the society, and a room 
devoted to the exhibition of its historical collections. In 
this latter room are many interesting and valuable por- 
traits painted by Copley, Smibert, and others ; also views 



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of old buildings, silhouettes, etc. A case is devoted to Rev- 
olutionary relics ; several cases are filled with pottery, and 
others with specimens of different fibres. In this room 
the visitor will see the sun-dial owned by Gov. Endicott, 
a pair of gloves worn by Gov. Leverett, the christening 
robes of Gov. Bradford, documents relating to the witch- 
craft delusion, manuscript sermons and many other arti- 
cles of historical interest. 

The publications of the Institute will be found on sale 
at its rooms, as Avell as photographs of old houses, places 
of interest, witchcraft documents, etc. The building is 
open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in sum- 
mer, and 3 to 5 p.m. in winter. 



Peabody Academy of Science. — Opposite the head 
of St. Peter street, on Essex, stands the building of the 
East India Marine Society, now owned and occupied by 
the Peabody Academy of Science, endowed by the late 
George Peabody, the London banker, in 1867. This 
building was completed in 1825, its interior being remod- 
elled in 1867. 

In its museum, which occupies the whole of the second 
story, will be found a complete collection of the flora and 
fauna of Essex County, a collection of birds and mammals 
of Australia, oriental figures and costumes, unique South 
Sea Island implements, a fine collection of corals, etc. A 
very wonderful specimen of carving is exhibited. It repre- 
sents Heaven and Hell and is supposed to be the work of 
a monk as early as the 14th century. The carving is a 
globe of wood, 2 1-16 inches outside diameter, and 1 9-16 
inches inside diameter. The globe is divided into two 




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hemispheres. The one representing Heaven contains 
fifty-seven full length figures ; the one representing Hell 
fifty-two figures. 

This Museum is the result of the bringing together the 
collections of the East India Marine Society and the 
Essex Institute, with the additions to the same made by 
the Academy. The former contained rare and unique 
articles from beyond the seas, contributed by its members ; 
the Essex Institute collection was largely made up of 
natural history specimens, being specially rich in those 
appertaining to the natural history of Essex County. 
Since the union of these two collections many valuable 
additions have been made. Hours may be spent with 
pleasure and profit in examining this extensive and varied 
collection. Visitors interested in any special department 
can always obtain information of the officers of the in- 
stitution, whose working rooms are on the lower floor, 
where are also located the lecture-room and library. 

The building is open free to visitors from 9 a.m. to 12 
M. and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Sundays excepted. 
The average number of visitors per year is thirty 
thousand. A catalogue of the collections is for sale at 
the Museum ; price 15 cents. 

The Peabody Academy has an established Summer 
School of Biology, which opens about July 1st, and con- 
tinues open six weeks. During the session daily lectures 
and demonstrations are given by well-known specialists 
and lecturers. During the fall, winter and spring months, 
meetings of the Botanical Section of the Academy are 
held in the lecture-room, and instruction is also given in 
Zoology to teachers and others. 
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City Buildings. — The High School building, on 
Broad street, built in 1856, the Bowditeh School, on Deau 
street, built in 1870, and the Bertram School, on Willow- 
avenue, built in 1880, are the best specimens of school 
architecture in the city's control, though most of the school 
buildings are substantial and creditable. The Bertram 
School building has been highly praised as a most excel- 
lent one in design and construction. Mr. William D. 
Dennis was the architect. 

The fire department houses are nearly all good, the 
best examples being the quarters of the steam fire en- 
gines, on Church street, and the new hose houses on 
Derby, Webb and Beckford streets, occupied by Reliance, 
Constitution, and William Penn companies, respectively. 
The present year (1880) a new house is being built for 
Lafayette Hose Company, at the junction of Lafayette 
and Washington streets, South Salem. This will be a 
superior structure of brick. 

The buildings at Wenham Lake (six miles from the 
city) occupied as the pumping station of the City Water 
Works, and a new building on Church street, occupied 
by the same department, are substantial brick structures, 
and are well adapted to their uses. 

The Police Station is on P'ront street. It is a plain 
brick building, and has a lockup connected with it. Its 
offices and guard room are w^ell arranged. A library of 
about 600 volumes, contributed by citizens and members 
of the police force, is arranged in cases in one of the 
rooms. It is a very good collection and contains many 
valuable books. A cabinet of police curiosities occupies 
a place in the assistant marshal's office. 



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The almshouse is a large, old-fashioned brick building, 
on city land at '' the Neck." An insane department is 
connected with it. 

The street lamp department and the City Water Works 
pipe department occupy buildings on Bridge street, near 
the foot of St Peter street. 

The City Hall, Police Station, almsliousc and fire de- 
partment stations are connected with the telephone ex- 
change, which gives communication throughout the city. 



Normal School. — The State Normal School for ladies 
is at the corner of Summer and Broad streets^ and is a 
handsome building of brick with freestone trimmings. 
The building was dedicated Sept. 14, 1854. Tlie school 
is regarded as one of the most successful institutions of 
learning in the State. It is supplied with a line set of 
scientific and chemical apparatus. The library contains 
about 9,000 volumes. 

Tuition is free to those who comply with the condition 
of teaching in the public schools of Massachusetts. P'or 
the assistance of those who find even the moderate ex- 
penses burdensome, the State makes an annual appropri- 
ation, one half of which is distributed at the close of each 
term among pupils from within the Commonwealth who 
merit and need aid. 



Post Office. — The United States Post Office occupies 
a portion of the Asiatic Building, a large brick and free- 
stone structure, on Washington street, just below Essex. 
From the cupola of this building a very satisfactory birds- 
eye view of the city may be obtained. 



26 GUIDE TO SALEM. 



Eastern Railroad Station, — One of the most im- 
posing exteriors in the city is the Eastern Railroad pas- 
senger station, Washington street. It has two high 
granite towers, and a solid granite front, of beautiful 
design. The building was erected in 1847. 



District Court. — The First District Court of Essex 
occupies the second story of Flint's Building, on Wash- 
ington street, opposite the Eastern Railroad station. 
This is a neat building of brick, with granite trimmings. 

The site occupied was filled in a few years since, when 
Washington street was extended across the South River. 
Until within a dozen years, schooners came up to the old 
" City Mills," where the Eastern R. R. engine house now 
stands. 

Sessions of the District Court are held at 9 A. M. daily 
for criminal business, and on Wednesdays at 10 A. M. for 
civil business. 



Public Halls. — Mechanic Hall, on Essex street, 
nearly opposite Sewall street, is the largest hall in the 
city. It seats about 1100. It is owned by the Mechanic 
Hall corporation. It was built in 1839, and entirely 
remodelled in 1870. An organ, costing nearly SG,000, 
was placed in the hall when it was remodelled, through 
the efforts of an energetic committee of citizens. Lyceum 
Hall, on Church street, seats about 600. It was built 
in 1831, and is owned by the Salem Lyceum, an organi- 
zation Avhich inaugurated a course of lectures the year 
previous, and has continued them each season since. 



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There are a number of halls well suited for gatherings, 
parties, and the like. The principal of tliem is Hamilton 
Hall, on the corner of Chestnut and Cambridge streets, 
built about 1810. A large structure of iron has recently- 
been erected at " the Willows," for summer entertain- 
ments, by the management of the Naumkeag Street Rail- 
way Company. [See " The Willows."] Post 34, Grand 
Army, occupy Central Hall, Central Street, built in 1869. 



The Churches. — Salem boasts no " elegant church 
edifices," according to the general acceptance of the term. 

The North (Unitarian) Church, on Essex street, above 
North, is an imposing structure of granite, and, with its 
vine-covered front, is much admiied by lovers of the 
beautiful. It was completed in 1836. The society wor- 
shipping here is the successor of the congregation that, 
headed by its pastor, the Rev. Thomas Barnard, left the 
church one Sabbath afternoon, Feb. 26, 1775, and hurried 
to North Bridge, to assist in repelling the invasion 
of Salem territory by British troops. It was Dr. 
Barnard's moderation and good counsel that prevented the 
affair at North Bridge from being a serious conflict. 
[See " North Bridge."] The church at that time stood 
on the site of the present residence of the Hon. Otis P. 
Lord, Judge of the Supreme Court, corner of North and 
Lynde streets. 

St. Peter's (Episcopal) Church, corner of St. Peter and 
Brown streets, is also a solid building of granite, and 
was erected in 1833. In 1777, Episcopal services were 
suspended in Salem, owing to the passage by the Legisla- 
ture of a law prohibiting the reading of the Episcopal ser- 



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GUIDE TO SALEM. 



vice under a penalty of £100 and one year's imprison- 
ment. Even the church building shared the opposition 
of the people, and it was ransacked and much damaged. 

The East Church, on Brown street, facing the Common, 
is a very neat edifice of freestone. It was dedicated in 
1846. It is said that during the war of 1812, the pastor, 
the Rev. William Bentley, dismissed his congregation and 
hastened to Marblehead to asssist in the defence of the 
town and of the American frigate " Constitution," which 
had been chased in there. 

The South (Congregational) Church, corner of Chest- 
nut and Cambridge streets, is surmounted by a spire 166 
feet high, which is regarded as a very symmetrical and 
beautiful piece of church architecture. It was designed 
by Samuel Mackintire. 

None of the larger churches are of recent construction. 
Most of the interiors are neat and modest ; no one of 
them would be regarded as strikingly beautiful by a person 
who has seen the finer church buildings of the day. 

Appended is a list of the churches in the city, in their 
chronological order : 



NAME. 


DENOMINATION. 


LOCATION. 


First Church, 


Unitarian, 


Comer of Essex and 
Washington. 


Friends, 


Quaker, 


Corner of Pine and 
Warren. 


East, 


Unitarian, 


Brown, opposite the 
Common. 


St. Peter's, 


Episcopal, 


Corner St. Peter and 
Brown. 


Tabernacle, 


Orthodox, 


Cor. Washington and 
Federal. 


North, 


Unitarian, 


Essex, above North. 




NORTH CHURCH. 



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South, 



First Baptist, 



DEKOMINATION. 

Orthodox, 
Baptist, 



Universalist, Universalist, 

Lafayette St. Methodist, Methodist, 



Barton Square, 

Central Baptist, 

Crombic Street, 

St. James, 

Immaculate Conception, 

Grace, 

New Jerusalem, 

Calvary Baptist, 

Wesley Chapel, 

St. Joseph's, 

Advent, 



Unitarian, 

Baptist, 

Orthodox', 

Roman Catholic, 

Roman Catholic, 

Episcopal, 

Swedenborgian, 

Baptist, 

Methodist, 

French Catholic, 

Advent, 



The hours of church service are 
The Unitarian churches, the South, 
salcm, hold no afternoon services, 
given up to Sunday School work. 



LOCATION. 

Comer Chestnut and 
Cambridge. 

Federal, bet. Washing- 
ton and North. 

Rust, corner Bridge. 

Corner Lafayette and 
Harbor. 

Cor. Essex and Barton 
Square. 

St. Peter, opp. Federal. 

Crombie Street. 

Federal, above Dean. 

Walnut, opp. Charter. 

Essex, above Monroe. 

Essex, above Summer. 

Essex, cor. Herbert. 

Sewall Street. 

Herbert Street. 

Holyoke Hall, Essex 
street. 

10 A M. and 3 p.m. 

and the New Jeru- 
the afternoon beinsr 



CHARITABLE SOCIETY BUILDINGS. 



Salem Hospital. — This institution, on Charter street, 
near the foot of Liberty street, was founded in 1873, 
through the liberality of Capt. John Bertram and other 
citizens. It is a large brick building, admirably fitted 
for hospital service. It has telephonic communication 



80 GUIDE TO SALEM. 



with all quarters of the city, through the medium of the 
Salem District Telephone Exchange. 

Visitors are admitted on Wednesdays from 2 to 5 
P. M. Applications for admission can be made daily 
from 12 to 1 o'clock. 



Plummer Farm School. — This reformatory institu- 
tion for boys occupies a French-roofed wooden building on 
Winter Island, about 2 1-^ miles from the city. It may 
be reached by the "Willows" horse cars, which pass 
within five minutes' walk. It was endowed by Miss 
Caroline Plummer, whose bequest also built Plummer 
Hall, (previously mentioned). The farm scliool building 
was erected in 1870. 

Visitors are admitted on Wednesdays from 3 to 6 P. M. 



Old FvADies' Home. — A house on the corner of Derby 
and Orange streets, built in the early part of the century 
by Benj. W. Crovvninshield, one of Salem's noted sous, 
and Secretary of the Navy under President Madison, is 
now occupied by the Association for the Relief of Aged 
and Destitute Women, for a "Home". The Home was 
founded in 1860 by the late Robert Brookhouse, a suc- 
cessful merchant. It may be visited on Wednesdays. 



Old Men's Home. — This institution is on the corner 
of Derby and Turner streets, and was founded in 1877 by 
Capt. John Bertram, at whose expense it is maintained. 
It is a cheerful and pleasant home. It may be visited on 
any week day. 



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Franklin Building. — The lur^e brick buildin": on the 
corner of Essex and Newbury streets, and extending back 
to Forrester street, is owned by the Salem Marine Socie- 
ty, the oldest organization in the city. The society was 
formed in 1766. It came into possession of this es- 
tate by the bequest of Capt. Thomas Perkins, a member 
of the society, about 1833. The buildings were twice 
damaged by fire, and totally destroyed in 1860. The in- 
surance had expired only a few hours before. The insur- 
ance company contributed liberally toward the erection of 
a new building, and a subscription by citizens brought the 
amount up to over $14,000. The armories of the Salem 
Cadets and the Salem Light Infantry are in this building. 



Other Society Buildings. — The City Orphan Asy- 
lum of the Sisters of Charity (Catholic) occupies a large 
brick building on Lafayette street, opposite Hancock ; the 
Seamen's Orphan and Children's Friend Society occupies 
a new building on Carpenter street. Visitors are admit- 
ted to the former on Thursdays, and to the latter on 
Wednesdays. 



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BANKS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES. 



There are seven National and two Savings Banks, 
enumerated below : — 



NAME. 


CAPITAL. 


LOCATION. 


Asiatic, 


$315,000, 


Washington Street. 


Exchange, 


200,000, 


U l( 


First National, 


300,000. 


Central Street. 


Mercantile, 


200,000, 


a a 


Merchants', 


200,000, 


Washington Street. 


Naumkeag, 


500,000, 


a u 


Salem, 


300,000, 


(( a 


Salem Savings, 




ie u 


Five Cents Savings, 




Washington, cor. Es 



The National Banks are open from 8.30 A. M. to 1.30 
P. M., with the exception of the Merchants' and Asiatic, 
which close at 1.15 P. M. The Savings Banks are open 
from 9 A. M. to 1 P. M. The National Banks all pay 
fair dividends, and the Savings Banks rank with the 
strongest in the State. 

There are four insurance companies — the Holyoke, 
owning and occupying a fine brick and freestone block on 
Washington street; the Salem Marine, in Northey's 
Building, Washington street, corner of Essex ; the Essex 



Mutual, and the Salem Mutual. 



BUSINESS LOCATIONS. 



The "leather district", where centres Salem's chief 
business, is mainly in the vicinity of Boston street, about 
ten minutes horse-car ride from City Hall, but Mason 



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street and other parts of North Salem have a share of the 
business. The Bostou street locality is locally called 
"Blubber Hollow". The annual leather production 
amounts to about $4,000,000. 

Essex, Washington, Front, and Central streets, are the 
locations of the chief retail trade ; the Naumkeag Cotton 
Mills are on Harbor and Union streets ; the Salem Lead 
Works on Saunders street ; the Forest River Lead Works 
on the Marblehead road ; the Myro-Petroleum Mf'g Co.'s 
Works on Ocean Avenue ; the Nevins Jute Mills on 
English and Skerry streets ; the Eastern Railroad Car 
Works on Bridge street, and smaller manufacturing con- 
cerns scattered throughout the city. 



PUBLIC GROUNDS. 



"The Willows" is a portion of the northeastern 
part of Salem Neck, and is the most popular public 
ground of the city. It is about twenty minutes' horse- 
car ride from City Hall, and frequent communication is 
afforded in the summer season by the cars of the Naum- 
keag Street Railway, which company has done much in 
addition to the city's efforts to make this an attractive 
pleasure ground. The location is a beautiful one. The 
peninsula juts out in a rugged point ; the waves dash 
upon the rocks in foam, or splash quietly on the beach, 
and the tempered breezes sweep across the land in re- 
freshing breaths. To the north lies Beverly shore, with 
its summer cottages peeping out among the trees ; Cape 
Ann runs off at the north-east ; directly seaward lie Ba- 



34 GUIDE TO SALEM. 



ker's, Lowell, and the smaller islands of the harbor, and 
on the south is the rocky headland of Marblehead, with 
its dilapidated old fort at the water's edge. 

Amusements in abundance are furnished. The railway 
company has this season (1880) put up a large iron am- 
phitheatre, recently occupied for the exhibition of "The 
Siege of Paris", in Boston. This is to be used for theat- 
rical and other performances. The large pavilion erected 
in 1879, in addition to a spacious restaurant, in the second 
story, and a camera-obscura in the tower, contains also a 
large hall well fitted for receptions and dancing. Good 
music is furnished almost every day and evening during 
the season. Fireworks and illuminations also furnish oc- 
casional attractions. For the little ones there are the 
flying horses and other diversions, and several thousand 
people often gather here in the course of a day and even- 
ing. There are good boats to be hired for sailing or row- 
ing, and the vicinity is always lively with pretty craft in 
good weather. Occasionally there is a yacht race in sight. 
Fishing is good a half mile or a mile off shore. Steam- 
boat excursions are made at low rates of fare. 

At the several restaurants licensed by the city authori- 
ties good fish dinners are served regularly. At the horse - 
railroad pavilion, dinners, suppers or lunches of almost 
any description can be obtained at moderate prices. No 
intoxicating drinks or even the lighter beverages are 
allowed to be sold. 

During the " war of 1812" the celebrated naval battle 
between the " Chesapeake" and '* Shannon" was fought 
quite near the shores of Salem, so near that it was wit- 
nessed by many from the higher hills. This was on June 1 , 



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1813. On the 23d of August, the bodies of Capt. 
Lawrence and Lieut. Ludlow of the "Chesapeake," who 
were killed in the engagement, M-^ere brought to Salem, 
and landed at India (now Phillips) wharf, and thence 
taken to the Howard Street Church, where the funeral 
obsequies were held. 



The Common, properly called Washington Square, is 
a territory of about eight acres, bounded by Newbury, 
Brown, Pleasant, and Forrester streets. This reserva- 
tion was made in 1714, when it was voted that the spot 
*' where trainings are held in front of Nathaniel Higgin- 
son's house, shall be forever kept as a training field for 
the use of Salem." 

It is now a level lawn, though when laid out it was 
very uneven, and there were several small ponds included 
within its borders. In 1801, Elias Hasket Derby, then 
Colonel of the militia, raised about S2500 for putting the 
reservation in better shape for a " trailing field." 

The name " Washington Square" was given by the 
Selectmen in 1802. 

The Common is surrounded by two rows of trees, 
mostly elms, inside an iron fence. Attempts have been 
made to have trees planted along the paths, but have so 
far been unsuccessful, because the military claim that the 
clause in the vote of the Commoners reserving it for a 
" training field," makes it obligatory that it shall be kept 
clear for military uses. 

This year (1880) the City Government has beautified 
the Common still farther by the setting out of a large 
number of maple trees, and the erection of a substantial 
band stand. 

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36 GUIDE TO SALEM. 



"Juniper" and the Neck deserve mention among 
the public grounds, for they may be regarded as included 
in that category. The former is a portion of Winter Is- 
land, and has been divided into house lots for summer 
cottagers, largely through the instrumentality of Mr. 
Daniel B. Gardner, who purchased a large territory and 
laid it out nicely with avenues and house lots. Many 
Salem people, besides more from Lowell and Nashua, 
N. H., spend the summer months here. 

The United States government has two reservations 
on " the Neck " for fortifications — Forts Lee and Picker- 
ing, both now tumbling to ruin, though put in excellent 
order during the war of 1861-5. There was a fort on 
Winter Island as early as 1643, and on the site of Fort 
Lee, the heights of the Neck, in 1742. During the war 
of 1812 there were three forts at the Neck — William, 
Lee and Juniper. 

A lighthouse maintained by the general government is 
located near Fort Pickering. 

The horse-cars afford a near approach to "Juniper" 
and the Neck. 

Cemeteries. — Harmony Grove Cemetery is the largest 
and most beautiful in the city. It lies on the Peabody 
line, and comprises about sixty-five acres. The princi- 
pal entrance is at Grove street. The grounds are beau- 
tifully laid out and well kept. A very graceful arch of 
rough stones spans the carriage-way at the entrance, and 
a beautiful rockery is situated just inside the grounds at 
this point. Many tasteful designs in gardening are scat- 
tered through tlie grounds, and great care is taken of the 



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trees, shrubs, and plants. Many beautiful aud expensive 
monuments have been placed in private lots. Some of 
the finest are to be seen on Greenwood, Forest, Cypress, 
Linden, and Maple avenues, and on Locust and Hemlock 
paths. On Locust path the remains of George Peabody, 
the great philanthropist, are interred. A large sarcoph- 
agus of granite marks the spot. A soldiers' lot, on 
Greenwood avenue, has a monument erected by the 
Grand Army Post. This cemetery was started in 1840. 

The Charter Street Burying Ground is the oldest in the 
city. It is on Charter and Liberty streets. It was occu- 
pied before 1637, and some of the old stones bear curious 
inscriptions. Martha Corey, of witchcraft fame, and one 
of the executed, is buried here. 

In the Broad Street Cemetery, commenced about 1655, 
the remains of Capt. George Cor win, the sheriff who 
served the warrants for the arrest of those charged with 
witchcraft, are buried. 

The other cemeteries are : Howard Street, commenced 
in 1801 ; Orne Street, commenced in 1807 ; Quaker 
Burying Ground, on Essex street, near the corner of 
Pine ; Catholic, on North street. 



RAILROAD COMMUNICATION. 



Passenger Trains. — The Eastern Railroad affords 
the principal railroad communication to and from Salem. 

There are about thirty trains each way daily (except 
Sunday) in the summer season ; in the winter there are 
six or eiufht less. The earliest train to Boston is about 



38 GUlDiE TO SALEM. 



six A. M. ; the latest about 10 P. M. The earliest arri- 
val from Boston is about 8 A. M. ; the latest, miduight. 
On Sundays there are two trains each way between Salem 
and Boston ; in the winter one as far east as Portsmouth, 
N. H. ; in the summer one to and from Portland, Me. 
The running time between Salem and Boston varies from 
thirty and thirty-five minutes for express trains to forty- 
five minutes for accommodation trains. 

During the summer months there are seven trains on 
week days to and from Gloucester and Cape Ann stations ; 
in winter usually five or six. There are three to and 
from Lawrence and intermediate stations, besides numer- 
ous additional trains to and from local stations on the 
same line. Lawrence trains afford communication to 
points North. There are from eight to ten trains between 
Salem and Marblehead ; four each way between Salem 
and Portland, connecting for and from points beyond in 
Maine and the Provinces, The White Mountain region 
is reached by through trains over the Eastern road via 
Portsmouth, Great Falls, and North Conway, there being 
three trains each way during the summer season. All 
Portland and mountain trains, besides several local trains, 
afford communication with Newburyport and Portsmouth, 
and accommodation traiiis with intermediate points. 

The Salem and Lowell Railroad runs two trains each 
way between Salem and Lowell, and the Eastern four to 
and from Wakefield, trains for Lowell and Wakefield 
leaving the Northern station. Bridge street. [Official 
time tables may be obtained at the stations. Thev are 
not given here, being subject to chanf?;es.] 




PLUMPER HALL. 



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Freight Trains. — The Eastern road affords ample 
freight facilities to aud from Boston, and to all points 
east and west over its own line to Portland or Boston, 
and thence over connecting roads to the Pacific coast on 
the one side, and the State of Maine and the Provinces 
on the other. The Lowell road does a large freight bus- 
iness, mostly in coal to the " Spindle City," and the 
Eastern carries large coal trains to the Lawrence mills. 



HORSE CAR AND OMNIBUS LINES. 



The Naumkeag Street Railway maintains good 
horse-car accommodations between Salem and Peabody 
and Salem and Beverly ; to North and South Salem, out- 
lying sections, and to " the Willows " during the summer 
season. Peabody and Beverly are each about two miles 
from the horse-car station, which is in the Price Building, 
corner of Essex and Washington streets. "The Wil- 
lows " is about the same distance, and the terminals in 
North and South Salem are each one mile from the sta- 
tion. On week days cars commence running to Peabody 
and Beverly at about 6.30 A. M., and continue trips once 
in twenty minutes till about 10 P. M. The " Willow" 
cars run once in twelve minutes on week days during the 
summer, except in stormy weather, when less frequent 
trips are made. The first trip is about 7 A. M. ; the 
latest about 10 P. M. North and South Salem cars run 
half-hourly on week days. On Sundays half-hourly trips 
are run to Beverly and Peabody from about 9 A. M. till 
about 9.30 P. M. Five Sunday trips are made to North 



40 GUIDE TO SALEM. 



and South Salem at hours accommodating church goers. 
Frequent Sunday trips are made to the Willows, the 
travel on that day beinoj very large. [Time tables may 
be obtained at the office. They are not given here, as 
they are subject to changes.] 

The road to Peabody was built in 1862 ; to Beverly in 
1863 ; to South Salem in 1864 ; to North Salem in 1869 ; 
to the Willows in 1877'. The road is now operated by 
the Naumkeag Street Railway Company, which was in- 
corporated in 1875. 



Omnibus Lines are maintained to Danvers (Plains) 
and to Danvers Centre. Both lines start from an office 
on Central street, and stop at the station of the Eastern 
Railroad about three minutes later than the times adver- 
tised for leaving the office. The Danvers (Plains) om- 
nibuses make seven trips each way daily, except Sunday, 
leaving for Danvers on the first trips at 8 a.m. in summer, 
and 9.30 a.m. in winter, and on the last trip leaving Salem 
at 8 P.M. the year round. The Danvers Centre omni- 
bus makes three trips daily, except Sunday, in summer, 
at 10 A.M , 4, and 8 p.m. In winter the evening trip is 
not run. On Sundays the Danvers omnibus makes two 
trips each way, connecting at Salem with Eastern Rail- 
road trains to and from Boston. [Time tables may be 
had at the general office. Central street.] 



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MAIL ARRANGEMENTS. 



The Post Office is open on week clays from 7 a.m. 
till 7.30 P.M., and a half hour later (8 p.m.) on Satur- 
days. On Sundays the office is open from 11.30 a.m. till 
12.30 P.M. Free collections and deliveries are made 
three times daily, except on Sundays, wlieu one collection 
is made, but no delivery. Salem post-office is a money- 
order office for domestic points, and for France, En"-land, 
Ireland, and Scotland. 

There are six mails on week days for Boston ; four for 
New York City, and the same number for Philadelphia, 
Washington, the South and West. One general mail is 
made up ou Sundays. The arrivals of mails are one less 
on week-days than the departures ; the same on Sundays. 



TELEGRAPH AND EXPRESS LINES. 

Telegraph Communication is afforded by the lines 
of the Western Union and American Union companies. 
The office of the former is in the I-Castern Railroad sta- 
tion ; the latter in the office of Merritt & Go's express, 
No. 143 Washington street. 

The Salem District Telephone Exchange, established in 
March, 1880, has lines built throughout the city. The 
Central Office is in Northey's Block, corner of Essex 
and Washington streets. 

Express Lines. — Moulton's, Merritt & Co's, Savory 
& Co's, Webb's, and several smaller expresses, make 



42 GUIDE TO SALEM 



from two to four trips daily, to and from Boston, and 
Moulton, and Savory & Co,, are agents for expresses to 
other points. Tlie offices of each are on Washington 
street, near the Eastern Railroad station. Peabody, 
Danvers, Middleton, Topsfield, Wenham, Essex, and 
Marblehead expresses, have slates at the store of C. M. 
Buffum, No. 222 Essex street. 



HOTELS, BOARDING HOUSES, AND RESTAU- 
RANTS. 



The Hotels. — The Essex House, on Essex street, 
between Central and St. Peter streets, is the largest hotel 
in the city. It has recently been entirely refitted and 
refurnished. The Essex House accommodates about 120 
guests. Transient rates are S2.50 per day. 

The Island House, Lowell Island, Salem Harbor, has 
150 rooms, and accommodates 300 guests. Board ranges 
from $8 to $12 per week, or $2.50 per day. The house is 
open from June 10th to Sept. 15th. The island is reached 
by the steamer " Fanny," which makes eight trips each 
way on week days, and four on Sundays, from Phillips 
Wharf. Barges connecting with the steamer are run 
from the Eastern Railroad station, and from the Essex 
House. 

The Farragut House, Market Square, accommodates 
about 80 guests ; transient rates are $1 per day. 

The Central House, on Washington street, has accom- 
modations for about 60 guests ; transient rates are $1 per 
day. 



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The Derby House, Market Square, accommodates 
about 50 guests ; transient rates are $1 per day. 

The Lafayette House, No. 140 Lafayette street, is a 
suburban hotel, and the Juniper House, at Juniper Point, 
Salem Neck, is also a pleasure resort. The Lafayette 
House was the "South Fields " residence of E. Hersey 
Derby, Esq., in the early part of the century. 



Boarding Houses and Restaurants. — " Doyle's," 
corner of Summer and Cfeek streets, and *' Lefavour's," 
No. 150 Washington street, are the principal general 
boarding houses. 

The Holly Tree Dining Rooms, Central street ; the 
Phoenix oyster and dining rooms, Phoenix Building, foot 
of Central street ; the Women's Temperance Dining 
Rooms, Hubon Block, Washington street ; Smith's Res- 
taurant, No. 268 Essex street ; Simons's ice cream saloon, 
No. 140 Essex street; Kiskalt's ice cream rooms. No. 
271 Essex street; Newcomb's oyster house. Market 
Square, and the restaurant at the Eastern Railroad sta- 
tion, are the best in the city. 



miscellanp:ous notes of interest. 



The Essex House, nu Essex street, between Central 
and St. Peter streets, was built by William Gray, a 
prominent merchant, in 1800, for a residence. It was 
called the Essex Coffee House in 1814, and still goes by 
that name among some of the old residents. When La- 



44 GUIDE TO SALEM. 



fayette came to Salem in 1824, the house was called the 
Lafayette Coffee House, in his honor, but only for a time. 

The Stearns Building, on the northeast corner of Es- 
sex and Washington streets, was erected about 1791. 
The corner bookstore has been here since 1827 — from 
1827 to 1851 conducted by William and Stephen B. Ives ; 
from 1851 to 1861, by Henry P. Ives & A. A. Smith ; 
since 1861 by Henry P. Ives, the publisher of this guide. 

Over the main doorway of the building Numbered six 
on Central street, may be seen a large wooden eagle that 
decorated the same entrance when the building was used 
as the Custom House. This was in 1805. The building 
is now largely occupied by J. J. Perkins, who deals in 
antiquities of various sorts — old furniture, bric-a-brac, 
etc. His collection is worthy of examination. 

The County Jail is on St. Peter street, the jail grounds 
extending to the corner of Bridge street. The jail is a 
solid structure of granite, and was built in 1813. 
Visitors can gain admission from 9 to 11 A. M., 2 to 4 
P. M., except on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. 

Visitors will be interested in calling at the Fraternity 
rooms, Downing Block, Essex street, which are open 
every evening. These rooms are maintained free to the 
young people who may be in the city without friends or 
home influences, The rooms are supplied with books and 
newspapers in abundance, and there is also a free circu- 
lating library of about three thousand volumes. Music 
and games add to the attractions of the rooms. Free in- 
struction is given by competent teachers to those who de- 
sire to study. The rooms are frequented by a large 
number, and great good has resulted from their establish- 
roent. The Fraternity was orgauized in 1809. 



GUIDE TO SALEM. 45 



The Young Men's Union, organized in 1855, occupies 
a reading room in the Price Building, corner of Essex 
and Washington streets. Salem, Boston, and New York 
papers, and the leading magazines, are on file. 

The Salem Bay Yacht Club has a club house at Juni- 
per Point. Many fine yachts belonging to this club may 
be seen daily in the harbor. 

There are six newspapers published in Salem — two 
semi-weeklies and four weeklies. The Salem Gazette, 
published at an office in Hale's Building, corner of Essex 
street and Higginson square, each Tuesday and Friday 
morning, was started in 1768 as the Essex Gazette. 

The Salem Register, published at an office corner of 
Essex and Central streets, each Monday and Thursday 
morning, was established in 1800. 

The Salem Observer, published each Saturday morning, 
at the corner of Essex and Washington streets, was 
started in 1823. 

The Essex County Mercury, a weekly edition of the 
Gazette, is published on Wednesdays. It was started in 
1831. 

The Salem Post, established in 1873, is published 
weekly on Wednesdays, at an office in Hale's Building. 

The Times (Catholic) is published on Wednesdays, at 
an office in Creamer Block, Essex street. 

There are two other papers published in Salem, 
(monthly), not strictly newsipsupers — the Fireside Favorite, 
owned and edited by Mr. John P. Peabody, and the Pa- 
vilion, owned by Mr. David Conrad, both enterprising 
storekeepers. 

The office of the American Association for the Ad- 
vancement of Science is in the building oq Central street 



46 GUIDE TO SALEM. 



occupied by the First National and Mercantile National 
Banks. The society has a valuable scientific library. 

Visitors of a scientific turn will also be interested iu 
calling at " The Naturalists' Bureau," which is located 
with the Salem Press printing office, corner of Liberty 
and Derby streets. It supplies, besides scientific and 
historical publications, such articles as are required by 
naturalists in their work. A quarterly bulletin, contain- 
ing information of interest to scientific people, is issued 
by the Bureau. 

The best general view of the city is to be had from 
Mack's Hill, oflT Mason street. North Salem. Excellent 
views are also to be obtained from the high land of the 
" turnpike" (Highland Avenue), from Castle Hill, near 
Ocean Avenue, and from the cupola of the Post Office, 
as previously stated. A magnificent view, including the 
city, the islands of the harbor, and the Beverly and Mar- 
blehead shores, may be obtained from the tower of the 
pavilion at " the Willows." 

A large rock on the northern side of Bridge street, 
near Beverly Bridge, is worthy the attention of those in- 
terested in the study of geology. The rock is quite near 
the Salem end of the bridge, just below the street level, 
and extends down to the shore. Prof. Hitchcock of Am- 
herst College, in his work devoted to the geology of Mas- 
sachusetts, speaks of it as by far the most remarkable 
case of dikes and veins that he had found. He says, " I 
cannot see why we have not evidence here of the extra- 
ordinary fact — unique so far as I know — of eleven succes- 
sive eruptions of granite and trap rock." The locality 
may be reached by horse-cars running to Beverly. 



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WITCHCRAFT EXAMIXATIOX. 



GUIDE TO SALEM. 47 



Inquiries are frequently made for " the House of the 
Seven Gables," a general belief existing that Hawthorne 
had some particular house in mind when he wrote the 
fascinating tale with that title. It would be very pleas- 
ant to direct admirers of the great writer to such a 
house, but as a matter of fact none exists or ever has 
existed. This has been definitely settled by the positive 
statement of Hawthorne himself. 

Yet a house on Turner street is quite often referred to 
as the " House of the Seven Gables." It was for many 
years in the Ingersoll family, and Hawthorne was a fre- 
quent visitor there. It is also claimed that the sketch 
"The Grandfather's Chair," had its origin in this house. 
Turner street is one of the oldest in the city, and the 
Stranger will not find that his time has been wasted if he 
takes a stroll to the old house. It was built in 1662. It 
is the last house on the right-hand side going from Derby 
street. 



DRIVES TO POINTS OF INTEREST. 



Clifton House. — A very pleasant drive of about three 
miles is to the Clifton House, a popular family boarding 
house on the Marblehead shore, just below Swampscott. 
Near by is " Gun Rock," a large, deep chasm in the 
rocks, into which the sea dashes at certain stages of the 
tide, making a loud reverberation. During heavy east- 
erly storms, this may be heard three or four miles. From 
the rocks here there is good perch fishing. 

5 



48 GUIDE TO SALEM. 



SwAMPSCOTT Beaches. — From Salem to the several 
beaches at Swampscott is about four miles, and this is a 
favorite drive. The road is a pleasant one, and passes 
all the beaches and summer hotels and boarding houses. 
During " the season," the roads through the town are 
lively with the passing of gay equipages, in the early 
hours of the evening, and the hotel and boarding house 
piazzas are full of guests in evening dress, enjoying the 
cooling ocean breezes. If desired, the drive may be ex- 
tended a mile further through Ocean street, Lynn, — a 
beautiful avenue, lined with elegant private houses, sur- 
rounded by gardens laid out in the nicest designs. 



Nahant. — The drive to Nahant is about six miles. 
Passing through Swampscott and Lynn, the enjoyments 
of the two drives last mentioned, are added to those of a 
drive the length of Long Beach, a narrow strip of land 
connecting the peninsula of Nahant with the main land. 
At Nahant there are many summer cottages owned by 
people of wealth, and all along the road there is much 
passing of fine turnouts. For a week during each sum- 
mer, the Boston Cadets are encamped at Nahant, and 
then the town is unusually lively with visitors from the 
city. 

Marblehead Neck. — This is a favorite drive of 
about four miles. Leaving the city, as by each of the 
three drives last mentioned, by Lafayette street, a beauti- 
ful avenue lined with elm trees, the road turns to the 
south-east and leads toward the old town of Marblehead. 



GUIDE TO SALEM. 49 



Just before entering the town, Ocean street, a road run- 
ning due south, is taken, until the Neck road is reached, 
and if this is followed in its various wiudi^jgs, it will 
lead around the peninsula, passing across a narrow neck 
of land opposite the town, then along the shore of the 
peninsula, known as Marblehead Neck, and back to the 
starting point. The shores of the Neck are rocky and 
abrupt, and the waves during or after an easterly storm 
dash in in great fury, throwing the spray high in air. Such 
a time is a very favorable one to visit the locality. 

A large number of house lots have been laid out on 
the Neck, and in 1879 there were sixty-seven summer 
cottages, many of them very fine ones. The Neck lands 
are now held by three trustees, Messrs. Isaac C. Wyman 
of Marblehead, and William D. Northend and George 
Foster Flint of Salem, by whom many improvements 
have been made. 



Marblehead. — The drive to the quaint old town of 
Marblehead, is about three and a half miles, and is a 
very enjoyable one to a person who appreciates the pictur- 
esque. Many of the streets in Marblehead are crooked 
beyond imagination ; the houses are as striking in appear- 
ance as the streets. It is an old provincial town, entirely 
unlike any other place in this vicinity. Hours may be 
pleasantly spent in driving through its streets, and con- 
versing with its people, who are very proud of their 
town, and always ready to show the stranger its odd 
features and points of historical interest. 



Beverly Shore. — A drive of about four miles alons: 



50 GUIDE TO SALEM. 



the Beverly shore is one of the finest in the neighborhood. 
Leaving the city through Bridge street, and crossing 
Essex Bridge, the road leads through a part of the town 
of Beverly, known as " the Cove," and thence along the 
shore, over smooth and hard roads, through the section 
designated "the Farms." Many elegant residences sur- 
rounded by nicely laid out grounds are on both sides of 
the way, and through many of them driving is allowed. 
On summer afternoons and evenings there is a great deal 
of pleasure driving all through this portion of Beverly. 



Manchester. — A continuation of the Beverly Farms 
drive takes one into the town of Manchester, one of the 
finest seaside spots on the Atlantic coast. The "Singing 
Beach" is a point of interest. The Masconomo House is 
the largest hotel, and is beautifully situated. It has an 
observatory from which an unexcelled view may be had. 
There are many pretty villas and cottages at Manchester, 
which add to the attractiveness of the scenery. 



Peabody. — A drive to Peabody, the birthplace of 
George Peabody, the London banker, is about two miles, 
and embraces many points of interest. The town was 
originally a part of Dan vers, and was incorporated as the 
town of South Danvers in 1855. The name was changed 
to Peabody in honor of the philanthropist in 1868. The 
Peabody Institute founded on a bequest of $200,000 from 
George Peabody should be visited. Here is deposited a 
portrait of Queen Victoria painted on a sheet of gold, the 
colors being burned in. The picture was a gift from the 



GUIDE TO SALEM. 51 



Queen to Mr. Peabody. In the audience room on the 
second floor is a full length portrait of the founder of the 
Institute. The Sutton Reference Library is in the same 
building, and is worthy of a visit. It was given in 1869 by 
Mrs. Eliza Sutton as a memorial of her son Eben Dale 
Sutton. 

On Main street at the intersection of Washington street, 
is a granite monument erected in memory of the men from 
this town (then Danvers) who fell in the battles of Lex- 
ington and Concord, April 19, 1775. 



Danvers. — The drive to Danvers takes one into a his- 
torical locality. A part of what is now Danvers was 
once included in Salem Village. The town was set off 
in 1757. At Danversport is "Old Orchard Farm", 
where Gov. Endicott at one time resided. Here may be 
seen the "Endicott pear tree", claimed to be the oldest 
cultivated fruit tree in New England. From its branches 
the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony picked 
fruit, and it bears yet pears large in size ; but of poor 
flavor. In this town is the birthplace of Gen, Israel Put- 
nam ; and the historic Collins house, where Gen. Gage 
established his headquarters in ante-Revolutionary days, 
when he was appointed by the King, governor of the colo- 
ny. At " the Centre" is the site of the Salem Village par- 
sonage, where the witchcraft delusion had its birth. Near 
"West Danvers Junction" is the cellar of Giles Corey*s 
house. A State asylum for the insane on Hathorne Hill 
is worth visiting. The site is a very commanding one, 
and the buildings are extensive and of the most approved 



52 GUIDE TO SALEM. 



construction. The cost of the asylum and grounds has 
been about $1,500,000. 



Wenham Lake. — The City Water Works grounds at 
Wenham Lake are about six miles from the city, and the 
locality is a pleasant one to drive to. The carriage road 
from Colon street, Beverly, to the reservoir, is open 
for driving on afternoons and on Sundays. The reser- 
voir is on Chipman's Hill, North Beverly, and from its 
borders an extended view of the surrounding country can 
be obtained. The reservoir has a capacity of 20,000,000 
gallons. The pumping station is about a mile from the 
reservoir, on the borders of the lake, which is a beautiful 
sheet of water, with an area of 320 acres. The interior 
of the engine and pump house is worthy of inspection. 



Other Drives. — "Floating Bridge", on the old Bos- 
ton turnpike, about five miles from the city, is a place 
worth visiting. It is a plank bridge about 450 feet long, 
and it floats on the top of the water as its name indicates. 
The water crossed is a pond, with swampy borders. 

There are many other pleasant drives within a radius 
of fifteen miles from Salem. Some of them are enumer- 
ated : Asbury Grove camp meeeting grounds, Hamilton, 
8 miles ; Chebacco Lakes, Hamilton and Essex, 9 miles ; 
Magnolia (Cape Ann) 14 miles ; Essex (town) 12 miles ; 
Ipswich, 12 miles; Wakefield, 10 miles; Lynnfield, 8 
miles. 



GUIDE TO SALEM. 53 



SAT.EM HARBOR. 



The harbor of Salem is one of the most picturesque on 
the coast, and there are many points of interest within a 
day's sail. 

It is a delightful sail up the river to Danversport, or 
in an opposite direction around the arm of the harbor that 
makes up to Forest River. A half day may be pleasantly 
spent in skirting the shore on either the northern or south- 
ern side ■ of the Bay— the northern shore running off 
to Gloucester, and the southern around the rocky head- 
lands of Marblehead. A few hours will give ample time 
to sail among the islands of which Baker's, Lowell and 
Misery are the largest. On the former there are two 
light houses, and on Lowell Island is the Island House, 
previously mentioned. There are several smaller islands 
and ledges that add diversity to the scenery. 

A short distance off shore there are several good fishing 
grounds, where perch, locally called "cunners", may be 
caught in abundance. Further out, on the sunken ledges, 
small cod may be taken, and a few miles m the Bay 
mackerel schooners are frequently seen in the season for 
catching that fish. The harbor is sometimes thickly 
specked with "lobster buoys", indicating the places where 
the traps are sunk. 

Sail boats can readily be engaged with a competent 
skipper for excursion parties, and boats for rowing can 
always be secured at a small rate per hour. The steamer 
plying between Phillips Wharf and Lowell Island affords 
an opportunity for enjoying a brief sail at a very moder- 
ate expense, and the steamer Naumkeag makes short ex- 
cursions among the islands starting from "the Willows". 



54 GUIDE TO SALEM. 



To those who wish to become more familiar with Salem and its 
vicinity, and the history of this section, the following books are sug- 
gested : 

'•Annals of Salem ", 2 vols, by the Eev. J. B. Felt. Two editions 
—1827 and 1845. [Very scarce.] 

" Salem Witchcraft ", 2 vols, by the Hon. Charles W. Upham. 
Published in 1867. [Very scarce.] 

" Old Naumkeag", an historical sketch of the city of Salem and 
the towns of Marblehead, Peabody, Beverly, Danvers, AVenham, 
Manchester, Topsfield and Middleton. By Charles H. Webber and 
Winfield S. Nevins. Published in 1877 by A. A. Smith & Co., Salem ; 
Lee & Shepard, Boston. Price, $2.00. 

"An Historical Sketch of Salem, 1626-1879", by Charles S. Osgood 
and Henry M. Batchelder. Published by the Essex Institute, Sa- 
lem, 1879. Price, $3.00. See advertisement. 

" The North Shore of Massachusetts Bay", a guide and history of 
Marblehead, Salem Neck and Juniper Point, Beverly and Cape 
Ann." By Benjamin D. Hill and Winfield S. Nevins. Published 
at Salem 1879— new edition 18S0. Price, 25 cents. 

" History and Traditions of Marblehead", by Samuel Roads, Jr. 
Published by Houghton, Osgood & Co., Boston, 1880. Price, $3.50. 

The "Historical Collections" of the Essex Institute, published 
quarterly at $3 per annum, contain many valuable articles, relating 
to local history, genealogies, copies of records, etc. 



INDEX TO TEXT. 



Page 

American A ssociation 45 

Banks 32 

Birthplace of Timothy Pickering. 10 

Birthplace of Hawthorne 10 

Boarding Houses 43 

Books relating to Salem 54 

Brailstreet House 17 

Business Locations 32 

Cemeteries 36 

Churches 27 

City Buildings 24 

City Hull.., 17 

Common 35 

Courts 20 

Court Houses 20 

Custom House 19 

District Court 26 

Drives 47 

Clifton House 47 

Swampscott 48 

Nahant 48 

Marblehead Neck 48 

Marblehead 49 

Beverly Shore 49 

Manchester 50 

Peabody 50 

Danvers 51 

Wenham Lake 52 

Other Drives 52 

Eastern Railroad 37 

Eastern Railroad Station 26 

East India Marine Museum 22 

Endicott's H ouse 16 

Essex Institute 21 

Express Lines 41 

First Church 7 

Forts. . . .•• 36 

Franklin Building 31 

Fraternity Rooms 44 

Freight Trains 39 

Halls 26 

Harbor 53 

Hawthorne, Birthplace of 10 

Historical Notes 5 

Horse Car Lines 39 

Hotels 42 

" House of Seven Gables " 47 



Page. 

Insurance Companies 32 

Jail 44 

Juniper 36 

Lowell Railroad 38 

Lyce«m Hall 26 

Mail Arrangements 41 

Mechanic Hall •. . . . .26 

Naturalists' Bureau 46 

Xaumkeag Street Railway 39 

Neck, Salem 36 

Newspapers 45 

Normal School 25 

North Bridge 9 

Noted Localities 16 

Old and Noted Houses 11 

Old and New Salem 14 

Oldest Streets 15 

Old Ladies' Home 30 

Old Men's Home 30 

Omnibus Lines 40 

Passenger Trains 37 

Peabody Academy 22 

Pickering, Timothy, Birthplace of. 10 

Plummer Hall 20 

Plummer Farm School 30 

Post Office 25 

Public Buildings 17 

Public Grounds 33 

Railroad Communication 37 

Restaurants 43 

Roger Williams House 7 

Salem Athemcum 20 

Salem Harbor 53 

Salem Hospital 29 

Salem Neck 36 

Seamen's Orphan A sylum 31 

Stearns Building 44 

Summer School of Biology 23 

Telegraph Lines 41 

Telephone Exchange 41 

Town Hall 18 

Town Houses 17 

Views 46 

"Willows'' 33 

Witch Hill 8 

" Witch House" 7 

Young Men's Union 45 



IXDEX TO ADVERTISERS. 

Abbott, J. C. — (Iry goods, xv. 

Almy, Bigelow & Webber, dry goods, carpets, etc., outside cover. 

Bates, George A.— naturalists' bureau, xxv. 

Butler, James S. — granite, xxix. 

Chapman, W. O. — ticket agent, xxviii. 

Clark, Charles S.— coal, wood and bark, xxiii. 

Clark, N. T.— granite, xxix. 

Cousins, Frank — dry goods»iii. 

Curwen, Chas. F.— Salem Foundry and Machine Shop, xxxi. 

Devine, T. A.— ales, wines and liquors, ix. 

Eastern Railroad — passenger transportation, xvi. 

Essex House— xviii. 

Essex Institute— "Historical Sketch of Salem," xxvi. 

Fish, William R.— photo-lithography, etc., xxiv. 

Forest River Lead Co.— man'l'rs of white and sheet lead, vi. 

Frankland, V. E. — marble worker, vii. 

Gardner, Daniel B. — Neck lands; also grocery store, xxx. 

Goldthwaite, A. & Co.— hardware, etc., xxviii. 

Hardy Brothers— doors, sash and blinds, xxii. 

Haskell, Lougee & Co.— furniture, xxxii. 

Holly Tree Dining Rooms— i. 

HoJyoke Insui-ance Co.— fire insurance, xiv. 

Island House— Lowell Island, Salem Harbor, xviii. 

Ives, Henry P.- books, stationery, and paper hangings— iv. 

Jewett, C. H.— Naumkeag Laundry, viii. 

Lavery, J. F.— boots and shoes, xiii. 

Low, Daniel— jewelry and silver ware, xxv. 

Masury & Co.— cigars and tobacco, xxiii. 

Moulton's Boston Express, v. 

Moulton, "VV. C. C— ladies' furnishing goods, v. 

Packard, W. C. & Co.— furniture, ii. 

Peabody, Edwin N.— photographing, xxiv. 

Peabody, John P. — ladies' furnishing goods, inside covers. 

Perkins, J. J.— antique furniture, bric-a-brac, etc., xii. 

Pettingell, A. C— fish, vi. 

Pickering, C. F. — hats, caps, etc., xiii. 

Pickering, William, Jr.— coal, wood and bark, xxiv. 

Price, C. H. & J.— druggists, xxx. 

Putnam, Geo. D. & Co.— mill supplies, etc., xx, 

Putnam, H. W.— florist, xxv. 

Richardson & Waters— hardware, etc., xiv. 

Rockingham House— Portsmouth, N. H., xx. 

Ropes, Chas. A.— flour, grain, meal, etc., xi. 

Salem Gazette and Essex County Mercury— xix. 

Salem District Telephone Exehange— xxii. 

Salem Lead Co.— man'f'rs of white lead and lead pipe— xxvii. 

Salem Press — printing, xxiii. 

Smith, J. R. & Son — grate bars, x. 

Smith, S. H., Agent— livery stable, xxix. 

Sweet, C. A. & Co., bankers and brokers, xvii. 

Wendell, Frank A.— plumbing and gas fitting, xiii. • 

Wentworth House, Newcastle, N. H.— xxi. 



H. A. BROOKS, BINDER. 



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IV. 



HENRY P. IVES, 

No. 232 Essex, cor. Washington St., 

SALEM, MASS., 

Has for sale at the very lowest market prices, a 
full and complete assortment of 

BOOKS, 

STATIONERY, 

FANCY GOODS, 
And PAPER HANGINGS. 

The very latest Publications, the newest and 
freshest goods in our line, can always be found in 
our store. 

Old Stand of ^V. & S. B. Ives. 



V. 



W. C. C. MOULTON, 

DEALER IN 

Bergmann's Zephyr Worsteds, "Woolen Yams, 
Germantown Wool, Cashmere Yarn, 

Shetland Wool and Floss, Angola Yarn, 

Worsted Embroideries, Saxony Yarn, 

Canvas, Burlaps, Skirts and Corsets, 

White, Colored, Silver, and Gilt Laces in Black, French, Langue- 
Card Board, doc, Russian, Bretonne, and 

Wrappers and Aprons, Torchons, 

Ladies' Cotton Undergannents, Infants' Cloaks, 
Kid Gloves, Hosiery, Fringes, Buttons, Hats, Feathers, 

Handkerchiefs, Collars, & Cuffs, and Flowers. 

Ruchings, and a full line of Small Wares. 
These goods will be sold at as low prices as the same can be 
bought of any house in the United States. 

W. C. C. MOULTON, 

164 and 168 Essex, Corrier of St. Peter Street, 



2s/£OTJLTOIsr'S 

Salem and Boston Express^ 

Leaves Salem at 8.45 a. m., and 12.15 and 
2.15 p. M. 

Leaves Boston at 11.30 a. m., 3.30 and 5.30 
p. M. 

Freight Trains Each Way Daily. 

Offices. — 159 Washington St., Salem; 128 
State Street, 48 Kingston Street, and 91 Kilby 
Street, Boston. 

Orders received by telephone in Salem and Boston, 



VI. 



FOREST RIVER LEAD COMPANY. 



MANUFACTURE 



WHITE LEAD, 

OF THE BEST QUALITY. ALSO 

SHEET LEJLID. 

GBO. i:. CHASf:, Agent. S. M. Brooks, Treasurer. 

Salbm Office— Corner of Essex and Washington Streets. 
Boston Office— At J. A. Sk,W. Bird & Co.'s, 119 Milk Street. 



A. G. PSTTINGE!.!.^ 

WHOLESALE DEALER IN . 

Fresh, Salt, Smoked, and Pickled 

FISH 

OF ALL KINDS. 

ALSO TURKS' ISLAND SALT. 

MANUFACTURER OF 

COD LIVER OIL. 
IVos. SAT Derby Wharf^ 



VII. 



V. E. FRANKLAND, 




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BIS 



AND GRAVESTONES. 
213 Washington Street^ 

JVear Stone Depot, 

SAJLJEM, - » - MASS. 



VIII. 



IffAUMKEAa LAUNDRY, 

215 Washington Street, 

SALEM, MASS. 

O. H. JE\^EXT, - - Propn-ietoi-. 

All work neatly and expeditiously executed. 
Goods called for and delivered with- 
out extra charge. 

LAUNDRY OPEN UNTIL NINE P. M. 

Agents in Salem, — W. P. Pousland, Hair Dresser, 
202 1-2 Essex street ; Star Clothing House, 209 Essex 
street; Blue Store, 167 and 169 Essex street; Salem 
and Essex Dye Houses, 51 North street. 

Out-of-town Agents. — George Stevens, 1 Main 
street, Peabody ; W. O. Batchelder, 138 Main street, 
Peabody ; Mrs. G. I. South, Cabot street, Beverly ; P. 
Carter, Railroad avenue, Beverly ; John Parkhurst, 95 
Main street, Gloucester ; P. H. Kimball, 134 Washing- 
ton street, Marbleliead ; Andrew Elwell, Jr., Danvers ; 
J. E. Ayers, Tapleyville ; W. E. Lord, Ipswich ; J. 
Truman Tarr, Rockport ; Rider & Cunningham, Ports- 
mouth, N. H. 



IX. 
AGENT .FOR 

FRANK JONES'S CELEBRATED 

PORTSMOUTH CREAM 

AND 

IltfDIA PALIS ALES. 

BREWERS' AGENT AND BOTTLER OF 



III 

Ales aii'oL Eiager 'b&tileil for family msSo 



ALL KINDS OF 



DOMESTIC & IMPORTED LIQUORS, 

For Family and Medicinal Use. 
G-OODS IDEXjIVEI^EID. 

Corner of Front and Lafayette Streets, 
SALEM, MASS. 



X. 



STRONG, DURABLE, AND ECONOMICAL. 




AVERAGE WEIGHT. 55 LBS. PER SQUARE FOOT 



XI, 



CHARLES A. ROPES, 

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN CHOICE BRANDS OF 

Patent Process and St. Louis 
FAMILY FLOUR, 

aRA.i:^r of all kinds, 

MEAL, FEED, SHORTS, HAY, 
and BEDDING". 

Lard, Hams, Beans, Dried Apples, Gra- 
ham Flour, Oat Meal, Codfish, 
Peruvian Guano, Cement, 
Brooms, &g. 

The best assortment of HEN FEED in the 
County — Scraps, Shells, &c. 

218, 220, and 222 Derby Street, 



XII. 





J. J. PERKINS, 

EFDiI.„„„, 

WORKS OF ART, 

OLD-FASHIONED TALL CLOCKS, 

And Ancient Utensils, Ornaments, and 
Bric-a-Brac. 

ALSO 

MODERN FURNITURE, 

Bedding, Husks, Excelsior, Moss, Fibres, 
Feathers, Curled Hair, etc., etc. 

J. J. PERKINS, 

ISTo- 6 Central Street, 
SALEM, MASS. 

N. B. — The sign of the eagle over tlic main doorway 
was in the same position when this building was used as 
the Custom House— 1805-1807. 



XIII. 



200 Essex Street, 

8ALM3I, MASS. 
GLOVES, CANES, UMBRELLAS, Etc. 

JAMES F. L AVERY, 

DEALER IN 

^^aot$, ^\\ot%, mil ^uliim, 

Oif ALL DISSCRIPXIONS. 

My motto is Quick Sales and Small Profits. 

2 1-2 LAFAYETTE ST., SALEM, MASS. 



PRANK A. WENDELL, 

(Formerly with Daniel F. Staten,) 

mini m m m water fife nmi 

Special attention to Ventilation of Water 
Closets and Drain Pipes. 

zxos»:e: :fl £3 ie' .^^ x n. de: x> * 

NO. 8 NORTH STREET, SALEM. 

All Work Warranted. Residence, Xo. 5 Wiiithrop St. 



XIV. 



RICHARDSON & WATERS, 

HARDWAEE, CUTLERY, 

BUILDING MATERIALS, 

MECHANICS' TOOLS, 

FARMING TOOLS, 
TARRED AND ROSIN PAPER, 
WOODEN WARE, 

SCALES AND BALANCES, 

BRUSHES, BELTING, LACING, 
FISHING AND SHOOTING TACKLE, 
CARPET SWEEPERS, 

CLOTHES WRINGERS. 
S13 EssJex Street, Salem. 

HOLYOKE 

Mutual Fire Insurance Company. 

OFFICE 114 WASHINGTON ST., 
Salem, IMass. 



DIRECTORS : 

WILLARD P. PHILLIPS, Salem; GEORGE R. HARRIS, Salem; 

AUGUSTUS STORY, " THOMAS H. JOHNSON, «' 

JAMES CHAMBERLAIN, '• ALFRED A. ABBOTT, Peabody ; 

CHARLES H. PRICE, " JOHN D. PARKER, Boston; 

BEN J. F. FA BENS, " G. AUG. TAPLEY, Danvers; 

JOS. O. PROCTOR, Gloucester. 

AUGUSTUS STORY, Pres't. THOMAS H. JOHNSON, Sec'y. 



XV. 



JOSEPH G, ABBOTT 

OFFERS A FULL LINE OF 

Blach Silks ^ Velvets^ Casfiineres^ Bvil- 
liantineSy etCo 

MERINO UNDERWEAR, &c. 

ALSO A L\RGE STOCK OF 

Blankets, Flannels, Quilts, Linens, Dam- 
asks, Towellings, Bleached and 
Brown Cottons, 

— AT — 

VERY LOWEST PRICES. 

NO. 202 ESSEX STREET, 
Sal 6771, Mass. 



XVI. 



THE EASTERN RAILEOAD 

OFFERS TO THE 

Tourist and Pleasure Seeker 

The most convenient and frequent means of access to a 
gi'eat variety of 

SEA-SHOEE and MOUNTAIN RESORTS. 

Among the points reached by the Eastern Raih-oad are 
the seaside resorts of Swampscott, Beverly Farms, Mag- 
nolia, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Rockport, Pigeon Cove, 
Salisbury Beach, Hampton and Rye Beaches, Isles of 
Shoals, York, Newcastle, and the Islands of Casco Bay. 

THE EASTERN RAILROAB 

IS THE 

SUBTEST 11 Ti TIE IITE MBiTlS, 

And the only line running trains from Boston through 
THE Notch, via North Conway to Glen House, Craw- 
ford's, Fabyan's, Profile House, Bethlehem, and Jeffer- 
son. The best route to Rangeley and Moosehead Lakes. 
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Boston and Bangor ; 
Pullman Cars to the White Mountains ; Parlor Cars to 
Cape Ann. 

Lists of Excursions furnished at any Ticket Office. 

D. W. SANBORN, LUCIUS TUTTLE, 

Master of Transportation. General Passenger and Ticket Agent. 



XVII. 



CHAS. A. SWEET & CO., 

Bankers and Brokers, 

NO. 40 STATE ST., BOSTON, MASS. 



ORDERS EXECUTED AT TAE 



Boston, New York, and Philadel- 
phia Stock Boards. 

CONSTANTLY OX HAND, A FULL ASSORTMENT OF 

CITY, STATE, and RAILROAD BONDS, 

A>"D ALL OTHER FIRST-CL^SS INVESTMENT SECURITIES. 

CHARLES A. SWEET & CO., 

BOSTON. 



XVIII. 



ISL^D^HD laiOTJSIE], 
LOWELL ISLAND. 

Sihiated in Salem Harbor, four miles 

from Salein , one '^nile and one=half from 

Marblehead. Steamer leaves (Phillips 

Wharf, Salem-, hourly, for the Island. 

House accommodates ^oo guests. 

$2.50 per day, transient. $8 to $12 

per week, for Board, according 

to location of rooms. 

TT. L. I»A.L]>J:ER, - Fi-oprietor. 






II lilBl, eiMM^ 




r>A.vis <& ir^Y, 



Pr-opr-ictor-s . 



Tlie best Hotel in tlie city. Transient rates, $2.50 per 
(lay. Special rates to commercial travellers. 



XIX. 



THE SALEM GAZETTE. 



The Salem Gazette is published every Tuesday and 
Friday Morning, for S3. 50 per annum, paid in advance ; 
or $4.00, if paid semi-annually, not in advance. It will 
be found to present a faithful transcript of the local and 
county news, good general reading for the entertainment 
of the family, original correspondence from distant points, 
editorials upon passing topics, and a good statement of 
the current news of the day, domestic and foreign. 



Essex County Mercury. 

The Mercury is made up from the reading matter of 
the Gazette, and published as a weekly edition of the 
Gazette. It circulates both in Salem and in the other 
cities and towns of Essex County, (for the most part in 
the country,) and is regularly and extensively read and 
known throughout the county. Being made up from the 
same reading matter, the Mercury partakes of the same 
general characteristics as the Salem Gazette. The price 
of the Mercury is S2 per annum, paid strictly in advance ; 
and $2.50 per annum when not paid in advance. 



Book and Job Printing^ 

Neatly executed at the office of the Salem Gazette, 

No. Ill Im Street. (Hale's Building), Salem, 'lilass. 

Every class of work in this line will be attended to with 
accuracy and despatch. 

7 



XX. 



©E©, ®, ^^^'^M^M ^ ©@. 




HAIR FELTS, 
WOOL FELTS, 
FILES, 



[spiral tube scraper. 
BELTING, WASTE, 

PACKING, OILS, 

HOSE, LACE LEATHER, 

STEAM SUPPLIES. 

46 Federal and 143 Congress Streets, 

BOSTON. 



RiiElliEAB lilil^ 

Portsmouth, N. H. 

F, W. HILTON, - - Proprietor. 



This celebrated Hotel is pleasantly located upon one of 
the prominent avenues in the famous old city of Ports- 
mouth. The house has a high situation, with ample 
space all around it ; has excellent drainage, pleasant par- 
lors, large and airy sleeping rooms furnished in good 
taste. It is noted for the excellence of its cuisine. It 
has been under its present management for the past six 
years, and is one of the most attractive Hotels to be 
found in New En^^land. 



XXI. 



THE WENTWORTH, 

NEWCASTLE, N. H. 




This House is situatotl throo miles fi-oiii Portsinontli, X. H., 
two and oue-lialf -hours' rid;' from liostoii, via Eastern Railroad, 
and has better faeilities for Boating, Fishing, Bathing, Pleasure 
and Comfort, than any other seaside Hotel on the New England 
coast. Its location is *tiie best, and its fittings and appointments 
arc first-class in every respect. For further particulars, address 

F. W. HILTON & CO., 

PORTSMOUTH, N. H. 



XXII. 




[BELL PATENTS.] 

JLIWMS TMBOUaSOUT THE CITY. 

Lines building to adjoining towns a7id to he built 

• to Boston. 
Central Office oper^ators on duty at all hours of 
the day and night. 

CHARLES SANDERS, Manager. 

Ttoom 4-, JVorlhey's ^tock. Corner of 

JSssex and Washington Streets, 

SALEM. MASS. 



XXII] 



BUY YOUR CIGARS 



AT 



Masury & Co.'s, 

192 Ssssx Street^ 
GHARI.EIS S. GInARK, 



DEALER IN 



Q@Mli, -W^®®© 



^ 



BARK, LUMBER, PRESSED HAY, 



15y tlie Oargo and at Iletail. 

Co?ner Lafayette and Peab^clj Streets, Also 29 Feabody Street, 

SALEM, MASS. 
Orders Received lyy Telephone. 

FOR JOB PRINTING 

OF ALL KIND?, SUCH AS 

Lawyers' Briefs, Record Blanks, Court Blanks, 

Circulars, Prosuamnies, Tickets, 

Dance Cards, Invitation Cards, Wedding Cards, 

Business Cards, Bill Heads, Note Headings, 

Letter Headings, Milk Bills, lee Bills, 

Posters, Special Notices, 

And Color Work of all kinds, etc., etc.. at the Lowest Prices. For 

First Class Work, call at the 

Cor. of Liberty and Derby Sts., Salem. 
IRA J PATCH, - - - Manager. 



XXIV. 



WM. PICKERING, Jr. GEO. W. PICKERING. 

ERIIMC 

DEALERS IN 



WM. PICKERIIMC Jr. & CO., 

DEALERS IN 

COAL, WOOD, and BARK, 

BY THE C.VKGO AXD AT RETAIL. 

inrharf^ 17 Peabody St., 

(13 Front Street, ^ - __ 

OFFICES, {200 Essex Street, SfllPTTI Ma *n^ 

i 84 Boston Street^ UaiC/iU, aViabb. 

Orders Received by Teleplione. 

Photo-Iaithographing 
Photo-ISngraving . 

186 Devonshire St., 

BOSTON, MASS. 

PHOTOGRAPHS, 

Of the various sizes, from Stereoscopic to 11x14 inches, made 

of the following subjects : 
Residences, Manufactories, Churches, Parlors, Libraries, Studios, 
School Houses, Public Buildings, Floral Designs, Statuary, 
Gardens, Carriages, Horses, Cattle, Machinery, Dec- 
orations, Family Groups, Picnic Parties, 
Street Parades, Locomotives, Boats, 
Fire Engines, Furniture, 
Lantern Slides, etc. 

E. N. PEABODY, 

280 1'2 Essex Street, opposite Mechanic Hall, Salem, Im, 



XXV. 



The Leading Jewelry Store in Essex Co. 

DANIEL LOW. 

DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, 

SILVER WARE, JET JEWELRY, 

FANS, PARASOLS, &c. 

Cor. of Essex and Washington Streets, 

Under JFirsi Churcli^ Bcilem^ Mass. 

An Agency for the sale of Books on Natural History in 

all its branches. Also Specimens and Materials 

of all kinds used by Naturalists. 

We are the ouly house in the country wliicli carries a stock of 

BOTANICAL PAPER. 

We keep also all kinds of SUPPLIES FOK TAXIDERMISTS. 
SEND WOR OUR C^TALOG-TJE. 

Address, GEO. A. BATES, Salem, Mass. 
HENRY lAT. PUTNAM, 

JPlanis^ €iii Wlowers^ and Bouquets <> 

Funeral Designs of Every Description. 
Cro?nOie Street y Sale?n, 

(Just in rear of Mechanic HaU.j 
Greeuliouses open at all times for tlie inspection of tlie public. 



XXVI. 



"^q Si^toi'idkl Sketcl) of gkleni," 

BY 

CHARLES S. OSGOOD AND HENRY M. BATCHELDER, 

PUBLISHED BY THE ESSEX INSTITUTE. 

A handsome, royal octavo volume, of 284 priated 
pages, bound in cloth, bevelled edges, gilt cover, fully 
illustrated by the heliotype process. The book is divided 
into the following chapters : — 

I.— Historical Sketch of Salem from the First Settlement to the 
time of the Witchcraft Delusion. 

II. — Sketch of the Witchcraft Delusion, with an account of the 
Trials and Executions. 

III.— From the time of the Witchcraft Delusion to the Adoption 
of the City Charter. 

IV.— Salem since the Adoption of the City Charter. 

v.— History of the Formation of the Churches of Salem. 

VI.— Establishment of the Public Schools of Salem. 

VII.— The Literary, Benevolent, and other Societies of Salem. 

VIII. — The Commercial History of Salem, with Biographical 
Notices of Prominent Merchants. 

IX.— Sketch of the Manufacturing and Business Interests of 
Salem. 

X.— Biographical Sketches of some of the Noted Men of Salem. 

XL— Short Sketches of Matters of Interest connected with the 
History of Salem. 

XII.— The Salem of To-day— Her place among the cities of the 
Commonwealth. 

The portion relating t9 the Commerce of Salem occupies about 
one-third of the volumej and is the fullest, most interesting, and 
most carefully prepared account of this portion of Salem's history 
that has ever appeared, — it being mainly the result of original in- 
vestigation of the records. 

The book is fully and beautifully illustrated by the heliotype pro- 
cess, which reproduces exactly the photographs from which the 
pictures were made, and which were all taken expressly for this 
work. 

JPri^'^i * # # '^0^0(0^ 

For sale at the rooms of the Essex Institute, or sent post-paid on 
receipt of price. Address 

G. M. WHIPPLE, Sec'y Essex Institute. 

SALEM, MASS. 



XXVII. 



SALEM LEAD COMPANY, 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



One of the leading brands of 

pure: white: lead^ 

Which has proved itself, after years of competition 
with the best makes, to be second to none in ;puri- 
ty, fineness, ivhiteness, and durahility. 

EVERY PACKAGE WARRANTED AS REPRESENTED. 

f^^ Be sure of the mark, «' Salem Lead Com- 
pany — Pure Lead." 

ALSO MAXUFACTDRERS OF 

THE BEST LEAD PIPE, 

of all the varied sizes and weights needed. 

SHEET LEAD, 

From 2 1-2 inch to 8 inch wide, on reels. 

LEAD TAPE, 

Width, 5-8 inch, for weighting window shade 
sticks, &c. 

FRANCIS BROWIT, Treasurer, 

SAL£M, MASS. 



XXVIII. 




WHEN IN WANT OF 

Hardware, Cutlery, 

MECHANICS' TOOLS, Ac, 

BE SURE AND VISIT 

A. GOLDTHWAITE & CO. 

26 Front St., Salem. 

THE CEEAFEi^T PLACE IN ESSEX CO. 



RAILROAD TICKETS 

Tickets West and South, and to 
New York, via all Lines^ 

FOR SALE AT THE OFFICE OF THE EASTERN RAILROAD, 

SALEM, MASS. 

Time Tables supplied and information cheerfully 
given. 

W. 0. CHAPMAIT, Agent. 

[See Eastern Railroad adv.] 



XXIX. 



N. T. CLARK, 

DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF 

POLISHED HEADSTONES AND MONUMENTS A SPECIALTY. 

54 Union Street, Salem, Mass. 
J. S. BUTLER, 

AND DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF GR^VNITE, 

12 1-2 Lafayette and 223 Derby St., Salem, Mass. 

Paviug Blocks, Mouiimeutal and Cemeter}^ Work of all kinds, 

Grave Covers, North River Flagstones for Vault and 

Cistern Covers, Walks, Chimney Caps, &c. Also 

Edge and Cellar Stone constantlj^ on hand. 

SAMUEL H. SMITH, A^ent, 

M, Eoardii|, ail Lmrj U, 

15 CS-ardner Street^ 

SALEM, MASS. 



XXX. 



C. H. & J. PRICE, 

PHARMACISTS. 

Drugs, MeMcines, cioivJ ChemicalSt 

(jiiag @.sfi Slsiil© Ts'm§% 

ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, 

ANKLETS AND BELTS, 

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF 

]VI anila Cigars, 

IN STORE AND IN BOND FOR SHIPMENT. 



SEA SHORE LOTS 



AT 



Juniper Point. 

A good chance for an 
investment. 



For further information, 
plans, &,c., apply- to 

B. B. GARDNER, 

SAXiKM, MASS. 



D.B, GARDNER & CO., 

Importers and Dealers in 

Fine Teas, Fancy Eroceries, and 
Foreign Delicacies. 

No. 127 Washington St, 

SALEM, MASS. 



BRANCH STORE AT JUNIPER 
POINT. 



xxxr. 



lih Mivj d Masliiie 

MANUFACTDRKRS OF 

IMPROVED FURNACE 





GRATE BARS, 

FOR ALL KINDS OF STEAM BOILERS. 

Surpassing alt ol/iers in "Dtirability , 

Air Space so arranged that the most perfect 
combustion is obtained. 

These Grate Bars are in use in some of 
the largest Boilers in New England, and are 
giving perfect satisfaction. 

Sales Fndrf ail Mitlune 'k\, 

Cor. of Literty and Derty Streets, 

SALEM, MASS. 



XXXII. 




HASKELL, LOUCEE &, CO., 

MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS IN 

PARLOR AND CHAMBER FlIRXITURE, 

Centre and Extension Tables, Mirrors, 

Bureaus, Sofas, Lounges, Easy and 

Rocking Chairs, etc. 

Latest Styles in Every Department. 

All kinds of Upholstery and Cabinet Work 
done to order. 

259 and 261 Essex Street, Salem, Mass. 



THE HOLLY TREE 

lOE CREAM AND DINING ROOMS, 

9 Central Street, Salem, 

Are first class in every respect. 
CENTRALLY SITUATED, 

NEAT AND ATTRACTIVE. 

PATRONS ARE PROMPTLY SERVED BY POLITE AT- 
TENDANTS WITH 

Excellent Food, 

— AT THE — 

LOWEST PRICES. 

EXPERIENCED COOKS 

PREPARE ALL FOOD ON THE PREMISES, IN A NEAT, 
HOMELIKE MANNER. 

FAMILIES AND PARTIES SUPPLIED. 



W. C. PACKARD & CO., 




MANUFACTUBEES OF AND DEALERS IN 

Parlor, Ohamber, Library, Hall, and 
Dining Boom 

FURNITURE. 

279 and 281 Essex Street, 

IVext door to Mecliauic Hall, 



SALEM. 



PEABODY'S, 

227 and 289 ESSEX STREET, 

SALEM, MASS. 

Hosiery, Gloves, Corsets, Skirts, 
Millinery, Laces, Aprons, 
Ties, Euliies,, Bows, j 

etc., e<:('. 

Silver, and Silver Plated AVares, 

AVatelies, Gold Kiiiirs, Pins, 

Charms, Lockets, 

Crosses, c^c. 

Black Silks, Cashmeres, Alpacas, 

Percales, Prints, Denims, 

Tickings, Cottons, 

Cambrics, tVcc. 

The Lowest Possible Prices rule in Every 
Department. 



ORDERS BY MAIL TROMPTLY FILLED. 



MAMMOTH STORE. 

ALMY, BIGELOW & WEBBER, 
I Dry Goods, Carpets, 

c LADIES' and CENTS' FURNISHINGS, 



Thread Store Articles, 



OUTSIDE GhARMENTS, jS 

o 



jVLillinei^y, Cl^iklren'^ guit^, 
INFANTS' WEAR, 

s ■ Ladies' Suits to order from Measure, 
i\ Bellon Black Silks, 



< ; 



g 1 AND 



Lupin's Black Cashmeres, 

SPECIALTIES. 

1, 2, and 3 West Block, 

188 Essex Street, Salem. 



SEND FOR SA.Ml'LE-;. 



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